‘Young Mungo’ by Douglas Stuart is the author’s second book after ‘Shuggie Bain.’ And this one is as brilliant as the first.
Growing up in Glasgow’s troubled East End, Mungo Hamilton is the youngest child of an alcoholic single mother. His brother, Hamish, is leading the Protestants in brutal wars against the Catholics; his smart sister, Jodie, is pursuing a college education against all odds.
Mungo is almost sixteen. He loves to draw and takes care of his mother. And he’s not interested in girls. In a community where toxic masculinity rules everything.
Initially, the book reminded me a lot of ‘Shuggie Bain.’ But it’s so different!
CW: severe violence, rape
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